Alpha Child - S1-E7
Revealing mistake: As the alien ship approaches Alpha on screen, there is a round, blank area where the model moves, and as the vessel nears the camera, the edge of the cell used for the picture of the vessel is visible.
Alpha Child - S1-E7
Revealing mistake: As Jackie is drawing, Koenig's face comes up on the communicator. As the screen goes from the idle/test pattern screen to the identity screen, you can see the picture jump, suggesting there was a pause in filming to allow the unit with the idle screen and the picture screen to be swapped out.
Answer: Not necessarily - The gravitational fields of Earth and the Sun could have deflected the moon away from the solar system.
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